Philippa Namutebi Kabali-Kagwa (born 1964) is a
Ugandan author,
["Stories of activism, exile and leadership"]
D6M, 20 January 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2017. a life and personal coach,
["Philippa Namutebi Kabali-Kagwa"]
at LifeLab. Retrieved 2 March 2017.["The power of focus"]
, ''Destiny Magazine'', 1 April 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2017. living in
Cape Town,
South Africa.
[Gaaki Kigambo]
"Flame and Song: A family’s struggle building a nation"
theeastafrican.co.ke, 1 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017. She spoke at TEDxTableMountain and TEDxPrinceAlbert in 2012.
["Philippa Namutebi Kabali-Kagwa Speaker 2012"]
, TedxTableMountain. Retrieved 2 March 2017. Her memoir, ''Flame and Song'', was published in 2016.
[Tom Odhiambo]
''The Nation'', 29 November 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2017.[Bwesigye bwa Mwesigire]
"2016’s Acclaimed and Popular Books by African Writers"
, ''This Is Africa'', 27 December 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
Childhood and Education
Philippa was born in
Kampala,
Uganda, in 1964. She is the youngest daughter of Ugandan poet
Christopher Henry Muwanga Barlow and Fayce Lois Watsemwa Barlow (née Kutosi).
["Philippa Namutebi Kabali-Kagwa"]
at Badilisha Poetry X-change. Retrieved 2 March 2017. She went to Nakasero Primary School, and then
Gayaza High School.
[Joel B Ntwatwa]
"Book Review: Flame and Song by Philippa Namutebi Kabali-Kagwa"
, nevender.com, 5 April 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017. Her family left Uganda to live in Ethiopia when Archbishop Luwum was killed. She then joined
The Kenya High School where she did both her "O" and "A" levels. She joined
Makerere University and spent a year as an occasional student in the department of Music, Dance and Drama. In 1984 she joined
Kenyatta University to pursue a Degree in Education. She graduated in 1987 with B.ED Hons in Music and Literature.
Published works
Memoir
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Children's books
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Short stories
*"How to tell your story" in
Poetry
*"At the gates of Mulago I, II and II" and "Death of an Archbishop" in
*"Velvet Skies" in
*"Destiny" and "Serenade" in
*"To you my friend" in
References
External links
"Stories of activism, exile and leadership" January 2016.
"A Dashing Day: the magic of making books for children" ''Books Live'', 6 March 2016
"Seing self is vital in story for kids" ''Daily Dispatch'', 6 June 2016.
"OUR AIM IN THE FESTIVAL IS TO INCLUDE A RANGE OF GENRES AND WRITERS" Blown Away By Books, The Friends of the Fish Hoek Library.
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20th-century Ugandan poets
Living people
1964 births
21st-century Ugandan poets
20th-century Ugandan women writers
20th-century Ugandan writers
21st-century Ugandan women writers
People from Kampala District
Kenyatta University alumni
Alumni of Kenya High School
People educated at Gayaza High School